Mega shopping spree

[wednesday_10_00]

So I ended up getting the Sony camera after all. I did a lot of hunting around Akihabara, but the Casio is too new; no good deals to be found. Even at its best price it was 12,000 more than what I paid for the Sony (I think the difference in retail price is only 5,000). After that, I headed up to Ikebukuro for more fangirlish shopping. There were a couple times that I almost passed on getting something, but then I was like, "It's my BIRTHDAY!" and bought it. I only stopped when I decided I couldn't carry any more (the Comiket catalogue is HEAVY). So, in addition to the camera (including memory stick and case), I got ten volumes of manga (including the expensive hardcover Mesai Tengoku vol. 2), three doujinshi (including two by Nitta Youka, [read: 20 bucks each]), Comiket 68 catalogue, new issue of Ciel (second-to-last chapter of Koicha! T_T), a random Bread Cat [please, don't bread your pets!] from a UFO catcher machine, and a Tsubasa stationary set. I didn't have any cake, but I did stop and get ice cream from Baskin Robbins.




Even in its case (which weighs a third of what the camera does), my new camera is still lighter than my old one. And the difference in speed is not to be believed. Some comparison shots of my old and new cameras:





Once my battery was charged up, I proceeded to take about forty pictures of Choco, mostly weird close-ups to test out the zoom.



This is like, my favorite picture ever.

And for comparison, old camera and [warning: ginormous pictures!] new camera. Let's count the hairs on Choco's face!

Also, the lighting is crappy, but now you too, can hear Choco's grumpy meow!

For the rest of the day I think I'll be cleaning (my poor apartment is such a disaster right now) and reading manga.